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A survey of LGBT lives in the European Union will be revealed on the International Day Against Homophobia 14/3/2013- The European Parliament has joined to say homophobic crime and speech should be outlawed in the EU. Adopting a...

BRUSSELS - (MintPress) - A handful of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have copy-pasted amendments made by major U.S. corporations directly into the European Union’s new data protection draft law, it was recently...

Summary: Apple should scrap the so-called 'one-year warranty' policy in Australia and inform customers of what they are entitled to. Over the weekend, Apple updated its internal policy, making it easier for retail shops and...

Stalled economic growth and high unemployment were supposed to be the focus of this week's European Union summit in Brussels. But concerns about democracy in Hungary and debt in Cyprus have taken center stage. Both issues have...

تاريخ المشاركة : Yesterday, 05:20 PM Polish Zloty (EUR/PLN) – Inflation keeps diving After the previous exciting week on currencies markets, this past was much calmer. Volatility declined and the movements were not as abrupt....

Malta, like all New Member States of the European Union, pledged to reach a level of official development assistance (ODA) of 0.17% of its gross national income (GNI) by 2010 and to increase it to 0.33% by 2015. Does Malta keep...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council met on Friday 8 March to debate the latest Council discussion paper, which asked member states for their positions and concerns regarding two main elements of the GDPR - the use of a...

European Parliament fights to outlaw anti-gay crime, speech A survey of LGBT lives in the European Union will be revealed on the International Day Against Homophobia 14 March 2013 | By Joe Morgan The European Parliament has...

EUROPEAN leaders may have saved the euro (for the time being, at least), but they are fast losing Europe’s citizens. Eurobarometer polls show that voters are ever more disenchanted with European bodies. Plainly, the fight... All similar articles: 234 »

Elections are held on Sundays in many EU nations The government has rejected calls for UK elections to the European Parliament to be moved from their traditional Thursday polling day to the weekend. The European Commission...

Author(s): Nerea Rial More than 90 leading academics across Europe have signed a petition to support European Commission's draft on Data Protection , in protest at industry lobby groups which are trying to influence the...

Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis Marketing scams such as fake “free” offers, advertisements for products which cannot be supplied, and exhortation of children will be under stricter control, according to the European...

EU regulator says users must be in control of their own personal data First published: Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 19:54 Applications for smartphones and tablets can pose "significant" privacy risks for consumers if they aren't aware of...

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has brushed aside criticism that recent changes to the constitution would undermine democracy. Related Stories Hungary restricts campaign freedoms ahead of EU elections All similar articles: 229 »

Racism, xenophobia and hate crimes represent a common concern for the whole European Union (EU) and no member state has a clean record when it comes to them, Vice-President of the EU Commission Viviane Reding said today. Reding...

The EU Commission looks set to soften data protection reforms in a way that will favour business interests, an expert has said. 11 Mar 2013 Technology law specialist Luke Scanlon of Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind...

— As Europe marks International Women’s Day, politicians remain divided over a European Commission proposal to impose a 40% quota for women sitting on company boards. The European Parliament on March 7 organised a debate on...

The UK is among nine countries lobbying Brussels to ease proposed rules on data protection – in a move that will come as a relief to US technology companies including Google and Facebook which have been increasingly concerned...

The European Commission’s plans to revise the current data protection framework have been in the pipeline for some time. Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding proposes splitting data protection rules into a Directive that covers...

On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, what better way to celebrate than with news that women's voices are rising across all professions: more female directors, producers and writers have their work in cinemas,...

On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day newspapers get flooded with colourful adverts. On 100th Women's Day, EU hails north Africa, E.Timor The European Union marked the 100th anniversary of International Women's... All similar articles: 2228 »

SUZANNE LYNCH, European Correspondent Victims of domestic violence are to receive enhanced protection under new European rules agreed yesterday. The mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters will ensure that a... All similar articles: 704 »

By Ruth Marsden - 8th March 2013 I don't think the European parliament will be the biggest hurdle facing this Greens deputy Marije Cornelissen has told parliament that the EU's council of ministers is "the biggest hurdle" to... All similar articles: 113 »

Square's Jared Fliesler leaves for Matrix The announcement follows the high-profile departure of Keith Rabois, who resigned as chief operating officer of Square in January after allegations of an improper relationship with...

Alternative Title: Vice-President Reding spoke about the data protection directive Vice-President of the European Commission and Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding spoke today at the Justice Council addressing the upcoming...

European women are still earning less than European men for the same job. Precisely 16.2 percent less, according to the latest figures published by the European Commission last month. That would mean women would have to work an... All similar articles: 72 »

US-based technology firms Google, Facebook, Apple and other non-European companies that offer services in the European Union must abide by its overhauled data-protection rules, according to the bloc’s justice chief. read more

Published: 6 Mar 13 13:25 CET | Print version Online: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130306-48369.html Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is planning to team up with the UK to scupper an EU-wide female quota for top... All similar articles: 54 »